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IMPiAZ 1./IL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, WEDNESDAY, Al - '4IL 11. In the Committee of Privileges on the Roxburgh Peerage, Mr. M'Connichie, was finally heard on be half of the claim of Lady Essex Ker. Further pro ceedings on Friday. Some private Bills were brought up from the Commons, and several private Bills were forwarded in their respe4.iive stages. Adjourned, till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMOIVS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11. Mr. P. MooRE brought up the Report of the Highgate Archway Bill, which was agreed to, and the 8111 ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. GRATTAN brought in a Bill for amending and extending the AO of the 37th of the King, for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland—dead a first, and ordered to be read a second time on this thy se'nnight. Mr. IVIAucE presented a petition from certain of his Constituents in Scotland, against the Ad for the Prohibition of Distillation from Corn.—Ordered to lic oh the table. Sir C. PRICE presented a Petition from certain of his Constituents in London, praying that the 11 for removing ihe Cattle-market from Smithfield should not be allowed to pass into a law; and Sir J. SHAW presented a Petition to the same etfeCt from the Go vernors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CURWEN gave notice; that he would upon Fridl-ly, in the Committee of Supply, move for the grant, of 20001. to Captain Manby for his ingenious discovery and wive exertions to save the lives of men off the coast where he was stationed. The Report of the Irish Post Road Bill was further considered—the amendments agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The committal of the Highway Bill was deferred till Friday. The Committees of the Supply of Ways and Means were posponed till Friday. Sir TORN NEWPORT moved the reading of the Order of the Day with regard to the Bill for Preventing the Embezzlement of the Public Money; but upon the motion of Mr. Pattison, the House was counted, and there being only 15 Members present, an adjournment of course took place. MAI LS. Aa a z ED-t Dublin, 2 Waterford, Dos-2, Gottenburgh, Cadiz, z Malta, t Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWSLVZ O'CLOCK• Consols THE SUN. SOMA QUIS DICIRE FALSUM AUD6AT L 0 N D 0 N. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1810. Some more French and Dutch Papers arrived yes terday. They contain news from Paris to the 7th inst. The gOod people of Paris were, it appears, daily entertained, with shows, fire-works, &c. and DIAR /A Lours). has been addressed by the Senate and other Public Bodies, with as much fulsome adulation as they paid but a few months ago to JOSEPHINE. It would be absurd to expeCt to find in the French or Dutch Papers an accurate or imparti'al account of the affairs of Spain ; but it is easy to cone& from the details in these papers, that the French have suffered severely from the almost uninterrupted' at tacks which the Spaniards continue to maice upon them. Their detached patties are cut off, their supplies ate intercepted, and all the communication between their different posts frequently stopped. BLAKE is indefatigable in his exertions, And continues to harass the French by every possi ble means and in every direCtion. Xt is with the most sincere pleasure that we are enabled to state, that the Metropolis is now restor ed to perfe6t tranquility. His Majesty's Ministers Are certainly entitled to the thanks of the country for the prompt and energetic measures which they ved, to maintain the public safety, and to sup resi a spirit w,114:11, if suffered to proceed un,check cd, rnigh,t hye led to the most fatal consequences. The Pl: , icess Charlotte Packet has arrived at Fal mouth from Li bon. She 'sailed on the 2d inst. The 11 , 1311 s have not yet arrived in town, but we do not 'understand that she any intelligence' of importance. • yesterday, soon - after two o'',ciock, his MAJESTY leld a private levee at the Q.,teen . s Palace/ which was attetideci by— • Tilt: A rciliop of Canterbury, the three Secretaries of State, the Brcsidcot of tl,e Board of Controul, the 'Com mander in Chid', tite ludve Advocate; Farts Ross and Rbln ney : Lords Napier, }le.i Hoick! C,:1(1 Stick, and C. Spencer (iu Wiiting'j; Sirs P. :yit.trray, S. Cottcrel, H. Mild May, 0. Cutter-el., and G. Osborne (Groom in waiting; Admiral Sir j. T DuLkworth ; Colonels Osborne and N. Macleod ; ro,j o r Nixon ; Laptain Durham ; the. Reverend Dr. Bryan; Mcasrs. Salley - and Hood. The follow,ing had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY : Vice Admiral 7ir J. T. Duckworth, on his -appointment to tilt- Nev , 'oundbod comma/xi, Lord N3pier, upon his being appointed High Commissioner to the. General Assembl y of the Church of Scotland. Earl Roinuey, to present books from the Small Debts Society. • Vol.mel Osborne, on his marriage, by hip father, Sir. Q. 4110. r!:. Sir Patrick Murray, On his appointment to be Secretary to the Board of Controul. Lieut. Col. N. Macleod, of the Royals, upon his appoint. rnetr. Sir H. Mildmay, on his marriage, by Mr. B. Bouverie. The Rev. Dr. Bryan, upon his being appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty. . Major Robert Nixon, of the Royals, upon his appointment. Captain Durham, on his return trout the Mediteranean. Mr. Hood on his coming of age. Sir 1. G. Cotterell,. upon his being appointed Colonel of two battalions of the Hertfordshire Local Militia. Major General Montgomery, on his promotion. Mr. Bouverie. His MAJESTY Aid a Privy Council, and gave audiences to the Cabinet Ministers present, Sir D. DUND4S, and Mr. M. SUTTON ; the latter laid be fore his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. Last night her MAJESTY had a selea card party. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Yortis gave a grand dinner to the Officers of the first regi ment of foot•guards. Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA of Gloucester, dined With her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES. In the evening their MAJESTIES had a select party to tea and cards. According to the last letters from Lisbon, the Head-quarters of the British Army still continued at \risen ; but a corps of six thousand men, under the command of Major General PICTON, bad been detached to Teroso, towards the Northern Frontiers of Portugal, for the protethon of Oporto, with light troops in advance, under Brigadier CRAW FORD. American Papers to the 14th ult. arrived yestet day. It appears by them that Mr. MAcoN's Bil still continues to agitate the minds of the America) politicians. The nterations which it raiderwent the Senate have been rejected in tbe House of Rt. presentatives,and it is now consigned to the cane Of a joint Committee of both Houses. It is openly' announced in America that QUINCY ADAMS'S voj. age to the Baltic had two objects : the first and man one was to join the Northern Maritime Cobfedc racy, and the second to aid in the detection and con• fiscation of vessels in cases of the collusive prostitu. tion of the American flag. Letters were yesterday received from Memel of the 2.2 d ult. The restrictions were continued in the ports of Prussia. The following letter will attraa the attention of persons interested in the trade of the North Seas. . CHRISTANEAND, MARCH 22.—Referring you to my respe&s of the 13th. I have now to inform you of the condemnation of the ship Commerce of Philadelphia, Captain SKINNER ; amount of the ori ginal invoice in America, 125,000 dollars, exclusive of the vessel; which cost at. least 36,000 more. Also the ship Induitry, of Norfolk, Capt. Bmper. The only pretext these pirates have for their vil lainous condemnations and violent outrages com mitted on our flag is, because .ke look like Ettglish.. men, or that our instructions are to remit the ba lance of our proceeds, if any, to houses in England. " The Courts of Admiralty in Norway are inde pendent of the King, wilo can neither interfere with their process, nor reverse or amend their de cisions." If it were not for the melancholy consequences which arose from the unruly condud of the popu lace during the recent disturbances in the metropolis on account of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, the people would have reason to rejoice that the Baronet has fully unveiled his character. His behaviour to the Serjeant at Arms was, to use the twirl - est term, so disingenuous, that it must deprive him of the re sped of all men who estimate properly the honour of a gentleman. But the charaCter of the persons who were his daily visitors, and who Were most pro bably his confidential advisers, must suftciently con vince the public of the scope and tc-oclency of his views. It is highly gtatifying to find that the most rational opposers of Government, who are friends to the Constitution, have all united in expressing their reprobation of his condud,, and it now seems impro bable that whatever his future professions may be, he can ever succeed in deceiving them again. The Volunteers of the Metropolis deserve the thanks of the country for having, daring the late disturbances, exhibited a peculiar zeal to preserve the public peace. The Royal Westminster Re giment, Cumberland Sharp -Shooters, and St. Martin's, were stationed at the King's Mews, where they remained on duty ever since Thurschly last, and mustered in large numbars. The St. James's Volunteers .commenced perma nent duty on Thursday last at their Armoury, in Dufour's-place. On Saturday night a detahrnent patroled Saville-row, for the protedion of the house of the Right Hon. W. W. POLE, and centinels were placed so as to communicate, . at a moment's notice, with the regiment. The same precautions were taken on Sunday night, 'and a strong detachment placed at St. James's Watch-house. THE ARMY.—As the present Commander-in- Chief is laudably direEling his attention to soine in ternal regulations for the 'better distinguishing the relative ranks, 8:c. of officers in the Bluish army, the following suggestion may not be unseasonable : —Under the v ord Swindler it has been' observed,* that depredations are frequently committed upon the public, by persons assuming the charirder of an officer. The army m;ght, in some aegree, be res stied from these Pretenders, were it ordered, that no officer shall appear with any military badge, parti c,larly the cockade, unless 'he be regimentally •dressed; and that when o dreSsed, he shall have the number or name of his-regiment marked upon the button of his hat.—This is the case in all well : - regulated armies abroad. Vide lames's Military Dielionary. Mr. MORTIMER, a gentleman well Ithown in the literary and commercial world, died a few days ago' in the metropolis, at a ve:y advanced age. Many years he was the British Consul to the Netherlands, a situation, which he was of course likely to dis charge with ability, as his talents and attainments amply qualified him for a more important appoint- MOIL His works in general were chi, fly intended to* be. of use to mankind. He wrote a Hibtory of England, which was intended principally to convey fads, but it had perhaps too strong a bias of Whig -4 principles. His most popujar works were, ‘‘ Every man his own Broker," and '' Elements of coin meree.' The lormur perhaps has passed through as many editions as most works in our language.— He was a very worthy and benevolent charader in private life. NAVAL NEWS: PLTmo-utn, APRIL in.—Arrived the Resolution, BATES, from Gottenburgh ; the Triton, GODFREY ; Pomena,LAwsoN ; Speculator, LANGDON, and Ann, HoYa, from London.- . . Went into Barnpocl his Majesty's ship'Loire. Sailed the Attack gun brig to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I I.—His Alajesty's ship Horatio is appointed convoy to the East Indies, and expeaed to sail to-morrow or next day. Came in his Majesty's ship Mote from a cruize; the IVargram, BENSON, from London ; and the Kancy, FLETCHER, from Jersey. Sailed his Majesty's ship Fly for the Eastward. - It is expeaed a convoy will be appointed for the Mediterranean in the course of two or three days. Arrived the Charlton, BREDDY, from the Downs for Oporto. SHEERNESS, APRIL Io.—Went out of harbour, and anchored at the little Nore, his Majesty's ship Nemesis, Captain FERRIS. LEITH, APRIL B.—Arrived in Leith Roads his Majesty's ship Saturn, bound to the Baltic, and the Egeria sloop of war, being put up by contrary winds. Also arrived the Fancy gun-vessel with the fleet for Heligoland, being again put back by adverse winds, accompanied with a heaVy sea. This morning three line of battle ships and a large frigate were coming up Frith towards Leith Roads, supposed to be some more of the Fleet des- tined for the Baltic. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. Narcissus, for the Cantela, on board, at Plymouth, on the 9111 instant, recalled at Mr. Hunt's, Stonehouse, on Mon days and Thursdays. • Princess Augusta, for the Dunkerquois, on her arrival ; re called at Mr. Richard's, Yarmouth.° Emerald, for La Patiie, Deux Freres, and Balance, will be recalled at 67, Fore-street, Plymouth-Dock, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.. Implacable, Melpomene, and Bellerophon, for the Russian vessels, Nas. 7, 11 13, ;4, and 15, on board; recalled at IS, Clement's Inn, on "luesdays and Fridays. READ-A.taNEY. A few 'days since a cause of Head-money was tried in the Court of Admiralty, arising out of Sir • Samuel Hood, Captains Lee 'and Lokin, objecting to the ships company of his Majesty's ship Revenge sharing with their ships, for the head-money, in capturing the four French frigates La Gloire, Alinerve, Amide, and kid,fritigatte. —After the Judge had heard the most lull and elaiiorate argu ment on the point, he, in the first instance, re jetted the claitit of the Windsor Castle, flchille, and Po/ypkemus; and in determining that of the Re venge, entered tally into the principle of former decisions ; that head-money is considered as a bounty, or reward, for aelual and Oireet aid, in cases where an engagement takes places : that the aid rendered by the Revenge came the nearest to such a service, but did not completely .come up to the principle hitherto held.—He admitted she Was within gun-shot, and was fired at by the enemy, but did not return the fire, though actually on the point of doing so, when La Minerva struck; therefore, her aid, being passive, she could net' he considered in the action, a 4 the returning fire con- stitutes the right ; and, therefore, could not be entitled to share in the Head-money. On this ground, he rejected the Revenge's claim to share. Sir JOHN Goa E tried this case upon public grounds, it being a subject that had never beed decided, and upon which a great difference of (Tin* existed throughout the navy. he JUDGE of the ADMIRALTY has drawn and d-..fined the business very closely, and from this de cision, it may, we suppose, be considered as settled, that when an engagement precedes-capture, those ships only that contributed thereto, by actually firing at tbo,enemy, Kill be entitled to share in the head-money. The following Proclamation was published early yesterday morning ckoRGE R. Whereas a great number of disorderly persons have during the four last days, assembled themselves together in a riot ous and tumultuous manner, and have been guilty of many • aEts of outrage, having attacked the houses of :siny of our tloyal subjects in several parts of our City of Westminster, and having fired at and wounded several of our subjeels em ployed by the Civil Magistrates in keeping our peace, and in preventing such unlawful proceedings. We, therefore, taking the same into our most serious consideration, and being fully determined on our part to use all means in our power to pro ' tech the lives and properties of our loyal subjeas, to preserve the public peace, and to bring to condign punishment the au thors of such violence, have thought fir, by and with the ad ♦ice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclama- tion; and thereby strictly to charge and exhort all our loyal subjects to give their assistance in disceuntenanuing and sup pressing all illegal outrages and assemblies, and to give all in. formation to our Magistrates, by which the disturbers of our peace may be brought to punishment : and we do lincby enjoin and require all I ustices of the Peace, Sheriff's, Mayors. lfailiffs;Constables, and all other of our loving ruhjects, to be aiding and assisting to the utmost of their power in suppres sing such illegal and tumultuous assemblies, and in detecting, apprehending, and bringing to justice the persons concerned in assembling or instigating the same, and guilty of any of the violences above mentioned. And for the better detection of the persons who were concerned in firing at and wounding our said subjects employed by the Civil Magistrates in keep. ing our peace.' and in preventing such unlawful proceedings, we are graciously pleased to promise, that' if any person shall drscover any other person or persons, who. directly or indi. rectly, was or were concerned in firing at and wounding any of our subjects as aforesaid, so as that the person or persons discovered may M Prosecuted for the same, such discoverer shall have and receive, as a reward, upon convielion of such offender or offenders, tlie.sum of Five Hundred Pounds, and also our gracious pardon for the said offence, in case the per son making such discovery shall himself be liable to be pro•_ secuted for the same, and shall not be one ofthe persons who actually fired at or wounded any of our loving subjects as I . oresaid. Given at our Court at the Queen's Palace, this tOth day of April, 18 ro, in the loth year of our reign. coo save - nu KING RUSSIA. SUBSTANCE OP Tilt UKASE ISSUED FEBRUARY 1, 1810, BY HIS IM PERIAL MAJESTY, ON THE SUB JECT OF FINANt7ES, AFTER HAYING RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF .lIIS COUNCIL OF STATE, " All the Bank . Assignats (the paper money the country) now in . circulaticin, are once more de clared to form pant of the National Debi, and guaranteed by all the wealth of the Empire.-- , From the present moment, the Bank Assignats shall receive no increase. In order to pay the Na tional Debt, a Loan shall be opened in the interior of the country, at fixed prices. In order to pro vide for all expences, and to reduce the taxes to their former state, is ordered, provisionally', for the present year, end until the publi ca tion of general regulations to r the finances and takes, that the following additional impost; shall take place :-- " An increase of 2 r tables a head on the crown peasantry. "An impost of 3, 2 and 2 rubies, according to the various governmcints, on the peasantry occtle pied in cultivating the lends of the State. " Citizens employed the arts and other branches of public industry, shall pay,s rubles. Countrymen iodine, in both capitals shall pay for every shop, 100, 50, and .25 rubles, according to localities, and besides, those of the 2d guilde , 1* per cent. of the capital they 'have declared them' selves possessed of, and Close of the 3d guilde, 25 rubles. " Foreign tradesmen ol! both capitals shall pal 100 rubles, their partners 40, and their workmen 20 rubles. In both capitals a duty of one-half ruble shall be raised on houses, in virtue 4-- tlie existing im post. " The tax on traders sha II receive an increase of one-half copeck on the produce of industry and the capital. " The price of salt, forme7lv fixed at 40 copeck s per pood, shall be raised to me ruble. " The impost on copper sl tail be augmented three rubles per pood. " The Custom House dtries on imported goods, shall be raised from 210 to •1e)0 rubles, and in pro portion. " Stamps have also experilnced an advance. in • price. " The nobility shall assist ii t relieving the wants of the State, by paying a duty • of 50 copecks for every peasant in I heir poSSCSS'OI.I." EAST - INDIA HOUSE.-1 €:•••:e rday a Ballet w:l5 taken for the election of six Directors, The follow ing are the names of the Gen: lenten chosen :--"" JACOB • BOSA!NauET, Esq. JosEr: t COTTON, Ei• EDWARD PARRY, Eiq. THOM REED, •E'sq* ROBERT THORNTON, Esq. and IttonA HD TWIN; NA•;, Esq. ANCIENT CONCERT.—The eight') performance 0( this Clncert, at the Hanover- sq is tee Room was last night under the direMiun of t he Earl of DAR" LiNGTON. Mrs. BIEEINGTON was .! he chief sniger• About three hundred persons wi're preseot, among whom were the Dukes of CUMBERLAND 31Id CAW . ERADGE. RAUZZINI, when he first came tr. , this countsrY, was the chief serious performer at the Opera-House , and was considered as the hest actor whu had ever appeared at that place. He was, indeed, highlY admired by Mr. GAERIcK, for the 'dignity of,hts action and the general expression r;i . 'h:s manner , . Mr. HARRIS, the Chiet Proprieter of Covent" garden Theatre, derived so much ben.tfit trorn hts late,excursion to Bath, that he has returned to that city, in hopes of entire restoration. It is curious that this Gentleman has nev,J . •,'Llt seen the De .v ed i " fice; which must have beet, during the 0. P. anar chy, snob a source of inquietude to him, and %.4 . 10‘ 11 all who know him mu“ hope afford him anopW compensation in its future success. • Mated in a .Morniog Paper, that not fewer than one hundred dramatic pieces had beer) Pr e ; seined to the Manager of the Lyceum, 'which lia" been rejected asunfit for representation. Heuce it may be inferred that H. still greater number WO been submitted to the .Xanagers of Coveillt-Garden. Theatre. Considering, therefore, the number Qt persons who turn their attention to dramatic cornp9' sition, it is strange that some authors of real talents aQ not come forward, i 4 it c.in hardly be conceM 4 that Managers, for their own sake, would rejo produotipos likely to be attended with sum:, ss. The new creation of Irish Baronets will now shortly rake place; it is intended expre , sty to its' elide • those Gentlemen who have rietteAtro Ina country by augmenting the Militias of the king , qt ll of Ireland. Some Gentlemen raised bt t y stel , Lain and thrive hondrecl men on their respective i , tates. Tuesday night, about twelve o'clock, a, Aolo"st. the Bow-street Officer, 1.% as corning from the Score" tary of State's Office, at the end of toe Piazza, IP Russell-street, a pintol was tired within throe yards of him—whether it was intended for him or a) "I t ' else that was p.' sing he could n o t tell—bn,-.at thO time several persons were passing and re-parsing; he instantly laid hold of the man :that fired, aukl s'iu to him, " You fired off a pistol," and put his hand to the man's pocket, and said. " here it is.' /kdkii!s then laid hold of a woman that was standing ortir him at the time the pistol was fired, and was pro' ceeding to take them to the office Bow-stseet, when several people attempted to the: sorters, but ithoutalffect. Adkins sent the Noon-oat • to the watch-horse, and took the man to the :31ecre -- tary of Sae's Office, whee Mr. READ and .1\ 1 : - • GRAHAM, tire Magistrates, were in attendance.. Fie was examined by them, and cominitteci tor tor her examination. The prisoner said his name was iolitt Hartley; that he came to London. or: Friddl. tromYorkshire ; he did not come upon any particular business ; that he bought the Hstol on that day for his own proteCtion. When se,ireed he had a oao pound note and two or three shillings ; he lodged at the Saracen's Head, on Snow-hill, andlett there a little before ten o ' c l oc k t h e same night, after loading the pistol with powder and ball. In NS lodgings was found about 401. From some cards found upon. him, he is supposed to be a surgeon be longing to the Edinburgh College. - At an affray one evening in Homber-street, Hull, it was found to be literally true, on inquiry, strati Mr. Wright was acting. wrung, and Capra;, • Gaol, a bye-stander, thought matters so 4tul, t, a , A 1: `i• Krooke, a near neighbour, was called upon to go ill and set all straight.. t'At, 1/ql, 'Tht leaf filS( eni, eOll r e 2 c ol Pal va t be kti th, tie \``~? I M